Cyber and Information Domain Service
The Cyber and Information Domain Service (German: Cyber- und Informationsraum, German pronunciation: [ˈsaɪ̯bɐ ʊnt ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʁaʊ̯m] ⓘ; CIR) is the youngest branch of Germany's military, the Bundeswehr. The decision to form an organizational unit was presented by Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on 26 April 2016, becoming operational on 1 April 2017. The headquarter of the Cyber and Information Domain Service is Bonn. In 2024 it was decided to upgrade it from a military organizational unit to the fourth full military service branch.
| Cyber and Information Domain Service | |
|---|---|
| Cyber- und Informationsraum | |
Insignia | |
| Active | 1 April 2017 – present |
| Country | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Type | Electronic Warfare |
| Size | 15,200 (2023) |
| Garrison/HQ | Bonn |
| March | Cyber-March |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander and Chief of the Cyber and Information Domain Service | Vice admiral Thomas Daum |
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